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Thread #58837 Message #933338
Posted By: Allan C.
14-Apr-03 - 02:51 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Rhyming Slang - is it still used?
Subject: RE: BS: Rhyming Slang - is it still used?
Like some other Americans, I first became aware of this slang by way of the film, "Mr. Lucky" (1943) in which Carey Grant's character mixed a bit of it into his dialogs with Lorraine Day.